Initial or ornament holder for women&#39;s hand-bags and other articles



R. STAUFERT 1,897,341

INITIAL OR ORNAMENT HOLDER FOR WOMENS HAND BAGS AND OTHER ARTICLES Feb.14, 1933.

Filed OCT.. l5

ai@ f@ Patented Feb. 14, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEY RUDOLPHSTAUFERT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ROBBINS STAUFERT, INC.,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS INITIAL OR ORNAMENTHOLDER FOR WOMENS HAND-BAGS AND OTHER ARTICLES Application led October13, 1932, Serial No. 637,659.

The invention relates to initial or ornament holder for womenshand-bags, and other articles.

One of the important objects of the invention is to construct a womanshand-bag with a finished backed and framed opening` into which may beinserted a separate member upon which is secured initials, monogram,ornaments, or the like, the separate member being readily removed fromthe opening7 and leaving the opening in as finished a conditionk aninsert bearing other initials than those of the owner, or otheridentifying means, ornaments, or the like, in position in the bag, thuspermitting the hand-bag to be interchangeable in its use by variouspersons who may use a multiplicity of initialed inserts at differenttim-es with the same hand-bag.

Another object of the invention is to construct the hand-bag with itsinsert in suchv a manner that a contrasting color scheine may beutilized, this being accomplished by having the bag of one color, ormaterial, the iinished backing of the opening in another color, ormaterial, and the insert of a third color, or material, the differencein material sometimes being suiiicient to make the color contra-st.

An additional object of the invention is to construct the handbag insuch a manner that the insert bearing the initials, monogram or thelike, will be held in position in the opening in the bag without dangerof sliding, slipping or falling out, since the insert is made longerlongitudinally than the opening in the bag, and the holding material ofthe bag is secured around its entire perimeter,

whether that perimeter be rectangular, square, oval or otherwise.

It is another object of the invention to con-A struct the insert with astiifening member,

which nevertheless is iiexible, such as 'whale bone, spring steel,cardboard or otherv matef rial, so that the insert may be flipped orsnapped into place underneath the extending edges surrounding the insertopening in the bag, and constituting the frame of the open ing. f Afurther object of the invention is to enable the owner of the bag tohave a mult-iplicity of inserts bearing initials, ornaments, varioussociety or sorority emblems or other in-r dicia, and also of a characterto suit various dresses or costumes, so that the bag may besatisfactorily used on various occasions.

- Another object of the invention is to provide the bag with adouble-ornamentation feature, in that'the finished insert or backing ofthe opening may itself be ornamental, and in addition thereto the insertcarries an ornament or other device, and since the facing or backing isitself ornamentahthe additional ornament or device may be attacheddirectly to the facing without the use of the insert, in that case.

An additional object of the invention is to.

construct the bag with an opening and its associated insert in anyposition .or at any angle, and either on the outside or the insideportions of the bag.

It will be understood that the invention may be used with otherstructures than womens hand-bags, for instance, on suitforms ofornamental backing, it being obvious that various changes andmodifications in the structure may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention, as expressed in the appended claims forming apart hereof. f

ion

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the end portion of a womans hand-bagshowing a stitched frame in the fiap of the bag, the

'5 frame containing the removable initialed insert,

Figure 2l illustrates the portion of the flap ofthe bag with the insertremoved and revealingV a backing having stitched ornamentation,' i

Figure 3 is an elevational view of a portion of the bagillustrating a`finished backing with dierent ornamentation and with the removableinsert removed, o Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line4-4 of Figure 1,` and illustrates the flap of the bag, the frame forcarrying the removable insert and the insert bearing initials, n i

Y F igurev 5 is a longitudinal sectional view on the'line 5-5of Figure.1, and illustrates Y the flap ofthe bag with the framed opening a Thereis a certain amount of give in the frame therein and theremovable insertwithin the Vframe, Y Y

Figure 6 is a view taken from the rear of the insert, parts being brokenaway to show the flexible stiffening member and the manner vof securingthe initials'or other indicia,

Figure 7 is a transverse sectional view of the removable insert on theline 7 7 4of Figure 6, and Y Figure 8 is a side elevation of theinitialy or other indicia showing its fasteningprongs. The womanshand-bag, of leather or other suitable material, has the body portion 10to which is secured the flap 11. The flap 11 is constructed with theouter portion 12 and the inner lining 13 with a supporting member orfiller between. Y

The Vflap 11 is cut and a portion thereof removed to form an opening.14. The edge portions of the outer Hap portion 12 adja-` cent theopening 14 are turned inside and folded back against themselves as shownat 15, with intervening filling 16. i 1

A finished backing piece 17 is placed back of the opening 14, the edgeportions of which are stitched to the flap 11 by Vmeans of the stitching18. The stitching 18 extends O around the entire edge portion of thebacking piece 17 and secures it to the front portion 12 ofthe flap ofthe bag at a line within the folded edge portionsv of the Vportion 12,to form the insert supporting frame 19.

5' The stitching 18 extends through the front portion 12 of the flap,the finished backing piece 17, the inner lining 13 andall the intermediate fillers, but does n ot catch or hold the inturned portion oftheframe 19.

It will thus be seen that the frame 19 extends from the stitching 18above the separate finished backing piece 17 and is more or less vflexible because its inner end is tucked under but is -not fastened toVthe backing piece.

.2, as an ornamental feature in the flap 11 of the bag. The backingpiece 17 extends beyond the stitching 18 on all sides, to the desiredextent.y The ornamentation in this instance is secured by the crossstitching 2,1 extending throughout the backing piece 17, and as shown,presents a' multiplicity of diamond shapes. It will be obvious that anyform of stitchingmay be employed in the Abackingpiece 17 and that thebacking piece 17 which always presents a finished appearance, may be ofany ornamental form, or havedirectly attached to it any added orna ment,emblem or device..

In Figure 3 there is shown a different form of ornamental` backing inthe4 opening 14. The backing piece in this case is a piece of material21a which has ,fastened to it an,

additional piece of material 22 which has been cut out to form anornamental design i showing anumber of triangles with cross bars. Anycutout design or .character of material may be used. In other'respectsthe construction of Figure 3 is identical with that ofthe other figuresof the drawing.

. The removable insert'23 which is placed in the opening 14 of the fiapback of the flexible frame 19 is constructed with the face portion y24,the whale bone, spring steel, ory other: flexible stiif'ening means 25,the backing or lining 26 and intermediate` fillers. The ini tial orother ornament 27 having 4the fastening prongs 28, 28 is secured to theouter in sert strip 24. p

It/will be seen that the removable insert Because of this narrownessofthe insert, "a

small space 35 is left between the edge 29 of the frame portion 33 andthe top` of then' insert 23, and a corresponding small space 36 is leftbetween the edge of the lower frame portion 34 and the bottom of theinsert Because of the construction just described it will be seen thatwhen the insert 23 is placed in the opening 14 against the backing and30 may be slipped or snapped into'place f under the frame portions 31and32, and held in place inthe opening 14 when the insert" straightensitself. In orderl to remove the insert and exchange it for another inthe same bag, to obtain a different color, initial .or

is longer at its narrow ends 29 and 30,* than the distance between thecorresponding ends 31 and 32 of the opening 14, and that the insert isnarrower than the distancebe-l tween the edges 33`vand 34l of the frame19.v

ornament, the finger nail is inserted in the space 35 or 36, and theinsert is raised out of the opening 14, and its ends 29 and 30 raisedfrom the flexible frame portions 31 and 32.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent l. In an article of the class described, thecombination of a main body member, an aperture in said body member,stitching entirely surrounding said aperture, the stitching beingoutside the perimeter of said aperture to form a frame Which entirelysurrounds the aperture, and a removable, flexible element adapted to beinserted in said opening from above the said opening, the side and endstitching not permitting the sliding into said opening of said removableelement.

2. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main bodymember, an aperture in said body member, an ornamental finished facingmember placed against the back of said body member, said finished facingmember completely covering said aperture, stitching through said bodyand facing members, said stitching entirelyl surrounding said aperture.

3. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main bodymember, an aperture in said body member, an ornamental finished facingmember placed against the back of said body member, said finished facingmember completely covering said aper ture, stitching through said bodyand facing members, said stitching entirely surrounding said aperture,said stitching being away from the perimeter of said aperture to form aframe around said aperture, the material of the body member at saidaperture being turned in and under to form a finished edge at theperimeter of said aperture.

4. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main bodymember, said body member having an aperture, a backing piece secured tosaid body member, said backing piece completely filling the aperture andextending beyond the perimeter of the aperture on the under side of thebody member, stitching connecting said body member and backing member,said stitching entirely surrounding the aperture, said stitching beingsufliciently :tar from the perimeter of said aperture to form a frame,the exposed face of the backing being finished in as high a degree asthe exposed face of the body member, and a removable flexible insertadapt-ed to be snapped into and held in place Within said frame, saidfinished backing piece and said removable insert each being ornamentedthus causing said body member to have a double ornamental feature.

5. In an article of the class described, the combination of a main bodymember, said body member having an aperture, a backing piece secured tosaid body member, said backing piece completely filling the aperture andextending beyond the perimeter of the aperture on the under side of thebody member, stitching connecting said body member and backing member,said stitching entirely surrounding the aperture, said stitching beingsuciently far from the perimeter of said aperture to form a frame, theexposed face of the backing being finished in as high a degree as theexposed face of the body member, a removable insert adapted to besnapped linto and held in place Within said frame, said finished backingpiece and said removable insert being adapted to be ornamented thuscausing said body member to have a double ornamental feature, saidremovable insert being provided as a part thereof With springy materialto give the insert flexibility.

In Witness whereof. I hereunto subscribe my name this 12th day ofOctober, A. D.

RUDOLPH S'IAUFERT.

